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+ | [[Image:Plain_Swift.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''steenl''' in Tenerife - Canary Islands]] | ||
+ | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 14-15 cm. Short forked tail, long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. Entirely dark except for an indistinct pale throat patch. | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Canary Islands]] and [[Madeira]]. Possibly overwintering or even breeding in [[Morocco]]. | ||
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+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Cliffs | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Diet includes insects. | ||
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+ | 2 eggs are laid in a saucer-shaped nest made of flowerheads glued with saliva. | ||
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− | + | {{GSearch|Apus+unicolor}} | |
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- Apus unicolor
Identification
14-15 cm. Short forked tail, long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. Entirely dark except for an indistinct pale throat patch.
Distribution
Canary Islands and Madeira. Possibly overwintering or even breeding in Morocco.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Cliffs
Behaviour
Diet includes insects.
2 eggs are laid in a saucer-shaped nest made of flowerheads glued with saliva.